#BEATTHEBELLY Daily Tip: Get to work on the way to work
So you want to lose weight? I keep advising people to become more active - but how can you fit this in to daily life? We have become a nation of workaholics which creates problems for fitting in active lifestyle around the demands of work. But did you know that you're 15% more productive at work on a day that you exercise* before work? (* I.E. >20mins out of breath) Some interesting research was recently published from Holland (ok so the land of the bicycle is very flat but hence a good place to do research on the subject of cycling) showing that employees who cycled to work took less sick days on average than other employees. More benefits of cycling to work! So how about putting in some cycling to get you to work? Start thinking about how you might cycle all or part of your route to work if thats your thing - its a great cardio workout and will provide your exercise requirements and make you more efficient; it may also save you time sat in traffic and you will cer...